EPTGod of the Battlefield: Part 2 - Page 13
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Before we released God of the Battlefield: Part 1, we wondered if it was a wise decision. While no one could question the quality of the article Ver had written, we had to consider the risk of glorifying one of the most loathsome individuals in e-Sports history by releasing an article focused on only his positive aspects. Thankfully, most of our readers reacted to Part 1 in an intelligent, discerning manner, and were capable of keeping Savior's in-game brilliance in perspective with his out-of-game crimes. While match-fixing still hurts Brood War to this day, and some shameless Savior apologists remain, we believe the majority of our readers are mature enough to appreciate Ver's work in in an appropriate way. During 2006-2007, Ma Jae Yoon (aka Savior) was the best Brood War player in the world. Not only did he win multiple championships, but he dominated his opposition in a way that had never been seen for the Zerg race. His play captivated the hearts of countless fans, and even the staunchest critics were forced to admit that he was one of the greatest of all time. His career began on a sharp decline in March 2007, after a loss to Kim Taek Yong (Bisu) in the MSL Final. Though he would retain the loyalty and support of many fans - and occasionally show them flashes of his past brilliance - he would never challenge for a title again. In 2010, Savior was implicated in one of the most devastating events in e-Sports history, the pro-gamer match fixing scandal. Nearly a dozen progamers had received bribes to intentionally lose their matches, which were bet upon by a handful of shady parties on illegal e-Sports gambling websites. Korean courts found Savior guilty of being a broker, a middle-man between the gamblers and the bribed progamers, though it is suspected that he may have been more directly involved as well. Savior was sentenced to one year in prison (this sentence has been suspended for 2 years; sentencing occurred in May 2010). Furthermore, all of the progamers implicated were given life-time competition bans by KeSPA (the governing body for BW e-Sports in Korea). GomTV has stated that the banned players are also barred from competing in their StarCraft II leagues. Though Savior seriously undermined the institution of e-Sports through his despicable crimes, it is possible to separate his faults as a human being from his accomplishments as a player. Though he was rightfully banned from playing the game that brought him fame and fortune, it is undeniable that he was one of the most brilliant RTS players in history, and that he left a significant, lasting mark on the way the Brood War is played. - Waxangel | ||
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JMave
Singapore1803 Posts
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Amui
Canada10567 Posts
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vitruvia
Canada235 Posts
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BronzeKnee
United States5217 Posts
It is also interesting me the title wins by race. It reminds me so much of SC2, particularly since Terran has the most overall, and Protoss is last. Seems like the more things that change, the more stay the same... | ||
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traceurling
United States1240 Posts
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NotJumperer
United States1371 Posts
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Hyde
Australia14568 Posts
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BisuDagger
Bisutopia19229 Posts
I found it super interesting that he practiced with Terran to get better at ZvT. Savior is brilliant. | ||
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joohyunee
Korea (South)1087 Posts
Also, I'm really honored for a piece of translation I did years ago reappear like this, never would've thought it'd be featured as news in this way. hahah Sad that I don't follow progaming as much after the match fixing scandal - when the sAviOr of zerg died, so did my love for progaming... | ||
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Spacekyod
United States818 Posts
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Beezleking
Canada91 Posts
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i.of.the.storm
United States795 Posts
I wonder how many progamers these days offrace, I know quite a few do so when streaming to hide their true skill, but I doubt anyone offraces more than their main race. It's really cool to see how Savior got into his opponent's head with such great effect. It's a damn shame he did what he did, and I can't forgive him for the damage he caused to the scene in Korea, but I can't not respect his sheer intelligence. Maestro  | ||
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APerfectDay
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Arachne
South Africa426 Posts
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lxginverse
Monaco1506 Posts
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Velinath
United States694 Posts
I know others have asked this in thread, but I didn't see an answer. I'm really interested to know if any modern-day progamers do significant offracing to prepare for opponents or to discover timings like Savior did. | ||
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King K. Rool
Canada4408 Posts
so bittersweet reading about savior great writing and even better analysis. | ||
Epoxide
Magic Woods9326 Posts
On March 28 2013 09:45 Sum41 wrote: i agree with you, Savior was a great player, i think it's wrong from TL to almost ban the word Savior in any thread or something like that, now we can't even watch re streams of him on TL. i hope they change their decision, Savior has apologized of his terrible mistake, it don't hurt e-sport to show games of him or making thread about him. TL has put so much hate on Savior that many were influenced by them to hate on Savior(that's why i think, and believe). I hope they stop that kind of behavior towards Savior, because it's even Childish He never apologized. Fucking scum. | ||
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Elroi
Sweden5595 Posts
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Lovedoll
Japan540 Posts
As someone who never got into professional Brood War, I never knew Savior more than the player who was guilty for match-fixing. I didn't know that he was responsible for single-handedly changed the zerg meta game. | ||
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